It seems like there's a majority consensus of those engaged. No need for a
vote, but I think the question about notifications should be addressed
first.

On Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 13:47 Christopher Shannon <
christopher.l.shan...@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm +1 to using some kind of wiki so if we can't use Confluence then GH
> sounds fine to me. Do we need to take a formal vote for using the Github
> wiki or is there enough consensus already?
>
> On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 1:43 PM Daniel Roberts <ddani...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > +1 for the GH wiki with major discussions still being fed into, or
> > originated on the mailing lists.
> >
> > As a side question, if there is a lengthy discussion on a GH issue, is it
> > standard practice to just recap that in a mailing list message?
> > Or is there a more "formal" inclusion process to follow?
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 1:39 PM Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I don't think the workflow I proposed about using PRs and discussion on
> > > tickets, etc. and the accompanying arguments about keeping things
> > > consolidated and accessible to potential contributors not participating
> > on
> > > GitHub, were really challenged at all. However, since I seem to be the
> > only
> > > one advocating for using the website, to keep things centralized, as
> per
> > > previous attempts to consolidate documentation, I won't fight the use
> of
> > > GitHub wiki. But I do want to make it clear that we're proceeding in
> that
> > > direction under my objection (-0), and that I'm not convinced this is
> the
> > > best path forward. Hopefully, I will be proven wrong in time.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023, 11:58 Dave Marion <dmario...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > > At this point, I think we should move forward with a GH wiki and
> then
> > > we
> > > > can re-evaluate things once the Apache confluence issue is sorted
> out.
> > > >
> > > > Agreed.
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 15, 2023 at 11:57 AM dev1 <d...@etcoleman.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I just tried (Wed, 3/15) and still received the same error.  I
> asked
> > on
> > > > > the infra slack channel and they replied that they are still
> working
> > to
> > > > > determine what the issue is - signs are pointing to something
> inside
> > of
> > > > > confluence, but no progress.
> > > > >
> > > > > At this point, I think we should move forward with a GH wiki and
> then
> > > we
> > > > > can re-evaluate things once the Apache confluence issue is sorted
> > out.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ed Coleman
> > > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Dave Marion <dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2023 11:09 AM
> > > > > To: dev@accumulo.apache.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Enable Github wiki in asf.yaml?
> > > > >
> > > > > Looking at the Infra slack channel response, one of the responses
> in
> > > the
> > > > > channel said that "it's some sort of db corruption according to
> > > > Atlassian".
> > > > > Doesn't sound good....
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Mar 8, 2023 at 10:55 AM Dave Marion <dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-24291 is still
> > > unresolved
> > > > > > and the only comment on the ticket is one that Ed added two days
> > ago
> > > > > > requesting an ACCUMULO wiki space.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 12:26 PM dev1 <d...@etcoleman.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> I do not see any comments in the infa slack channel - so no
> > updates
> > > > > >> for now.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > > >> From: Dave Marion <dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > > > >> Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 12:06 PM
> > > > > >> To: dev@accumulo.apache.org
> > > > > >> Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Enable Github wiki in asf.yaml?
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Right, I was just curious if there was any follow-up as I think
> Ed
> > > > > >> said that it was going to be discussed by the INFRA team
> > yesterday.
> > > > > >> There is at least one other recent ticket (
> > > > > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-24216) where
> > selfserve
> > > > > >> had an issue and the INFRA team created the space manually.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 11:57 AM Christopher <
> ctubb...@apache.org>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> > You can track that issue at
> > > > > >> > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-24291
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 10:31 AM Dave Marion <
> > dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > Ed,
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > >   Any update from INFRA on being able to create confluence
> > > pages?
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 4:07 PM Christopher <
> > ctubb...@apache.org
> > > >
> > > > > >> wrote:
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > > We've definitely used the website for more than that. We
> use
> > > it
> > > > > >> > > > to document things for users, help developers know how to
> > > > > >> > > > contribute, store drafts of designs, share user stories
> via
> > > > > >> > > > blogs, do release announcements, and more. There's
> > definitely
> > > > > >> > > > space on the website to do this kind of thing, if we want
> > to.
> > > > > >> > > > We've used it that way before. If you only see it as a
> place
> > > > > >> > > > "for user consumption after everything has been
> finalized",
> > > > > >> > > > then you're missing out on the other ways we currently use
> > the
> > > > > >> > > > site, and the ways we've used it in
> > > > > >> the past.
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > > With the website, most of the collaboration would happen
> in
> > > the
> > > > > >> > > > GH issues about proposed designs or changes to designs,
> just
> > > > > >> > > > like we do today with code or other documentation, which
> > > > > >> > > > everybody is used to. I agree it's not as good as Google
> > Docs
> > > > > >> > > > for on-the-fly comments/annotations, but I don't think
> > > > > >> > > > Confluence or Wiki are as good as that either, and Google
> > Docs
> > > > > isn't really an option...
> > > > > >> > > > unless you just want to link to it in the mailing list and
> > > > > >> > > > stick to Google Docs from your personal Google account,
> > until
> > > > > >> > > > it's ready for publication, which would also be fine (any
> > > > > >> > > > interested persons can simply request write access by
> > replying
> > > > > >> > > > to the message where
> > > > > >> you shared the link)..
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > > We are a much smaller project than many others, and we
> have
> > > > > >> > > > previously suffered from having stuff too spread out. Even
> > if
> > > > > >> > > > other projects find a separate space valuable for them,
> I'm
> > > not
> > > > > >> > > > sure it's best for the Accumulo project. While I think
> it's
> > > > > >> > > > useful to examine what other projects do, I do think we
> > should
> > > > > >> > > > be careful to adopt anything just because others find it
> > > > > convenient for them.
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > > Confluence is my second choice, but with a big gap between
> > it
> > > > > >> > > > and my first choice.
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > > On a personal note: I hate using Confluence, because I
> think
> > > > > >> > > > the navigation is highly unintuitive, as is the
> permissions
> > > > > >> > > > model, and I don't like the idea of learning yet another
> > > > > >> > > > wiki-syntax (though I've read Confluence supports some
> > limited
> > > > > >> > > > Markdown, but probably not the same as GitHub/Jekyll). I
> > also
> > > > > >> > > > do not want to set up custom notifications for watching
> yet
> > > > > >> > > > another space. If we use Confluence, I will probably
> > > contribute
> > > > > >> > > > very infrequently there because of my frustrations with
> > having
> > > > > >> > > > used it before. However, that would be my choice, and
> should
> > > > > >> > > > not be a reason the project chooses one over another. I'm
> > > > > >> > > > sharing my personal opinion only because it is influencing
> > my
> > > > > >> > > > opinion about the website being more accessible, via our
> > > > > >> > > > current GitHub PR/issue/Markdown workflows, and I wonder
> how
> > > > > >> > > > many other potential contributors would feel similarly.
> It's
> > > > > >> > > > hard to know, since it seems like a lot of this is
> > subjective,
> > > > > >> > > > and is going to come down to a consensus of personal
> > > > > >> preferences.
> > > > > >> > > >
> > > > > >> > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 3:46 PM Dave Marion
> > > > > >> > > > <dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > I don't see the website as an area where we would have
> > > > > >> > > > > collaborative discussions about an idea. For example,
> > making
> > > > > >> > > > > comments and
> > > > > >> > suggestions
> > > > > >> > > > on
> > > > > >> > > > > a document like you can do in Google Docs. I see the
> > website
> > > > > >> > > > > as a
> > > > > >> > place
> > > > > >> > > > > where items are documented for user consumption after
> > > > > >> > > > > everything has
> > > > > >> > been
> > > > > >> > > > > finalized. I'm not trying to create a private discussion
> > > > > >> > > > > area, I
> > > > > >> > think
> > > > > >> > > > > anyone can see the wiki (but I think anonymous comments
> > are
> > > > > >> > > > > disabled
> > > > > >> > due
> > > > > >> > > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > spam issues). I see no issue with putting
> work-in-progress
> > > > > >> > > > > documents
> > > > > >> > on a
> > > > > >> > > > > wiki and referencing them via emails to the dev list. I
> > > think
> > > > > >> > > > > this is
> > > > > >> > > > done
> > > > > >> > > > > in a lot of other projects. Non-committers that don't
> have
> > > > > >> > > > > access to
> > > > > >> > the
> > > > > >> > > > > wiki and want to make comments, suggestions, and ask
> > > > > >> > > > > questions can
> > > > > >> > do so
> > > > > >> > > > > via the mailing list. I think it's also possible that
> > people
> > > > > >> > > > > can get confluence accounts (see
> > > > > >> > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-7058),
> > > > > >> > > > > so if a non-committer wanted to participate they could.
> > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 2:53 PM Christopher
> > > > > >> > > > > <ctubb...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 1:34 PM Dave Marion
> > > > > >> > > > > > <dmario...@gmail.com>
> > > > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > I'm opposed to using the website for the reasons I
> > > > > >> > > > > > > specified
> > > > > >> > > > earlier, so
> > > > > >> > > > > > it
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > Your reasons that I saw were:
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > 1. I don't think internal design discussions should
> go
> > > on
> > > > > >> > > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > project
> > > > > >> > > > > > website.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > That doesn't look to me like a reason. That appears to
> > > just
> > > > > >> > > > > > be
> > > > > >> > stating
> > > > > >> > > > > > the conclusion. Did I miss your reason here?
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > 2. Changes to the design documents could not be seen
> > by
> > > > > >> > > > > > > others
> > > > > >> > right
> > > > > >> > > > > > away (IIRC changes to the website are built and
> > available
> > > > > >> > > > > > at https://accumulo.staged.apache.org/, but human
> > > > > >> > > > > > intervention is
> > > > > >> > > > required
> > > > > >> > > > > > to publish it at https://accumulo.apache.org/).
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > What do you mean by "others" here? Do you mean
> "users",
> > as
> > > > > >> > > > > > opposed
> > > > > >> > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > "developers/contributors"? The ASF draws a distinction
> > > > > >> > > > > > between "developers/contributors" and "users" as it
> > > > > >> > > > > > pertains to official releases. Releases are intended
> to
> > be
> > > > > >> > > > > > consumed by users, and pre-release stuff is intended
> to
> > be
> > > > > >> > > > > > collaborative, open to all potential
> > > > > >> > > > > > developers/contributors. Very very rarely are things
> > > > > >> > > > > > reserved exclusively for committers. We don't even
> have
> > a
> > > > > >> > > > > > private committers space (the private mailing list is
> > > > > >> > > > > > PMC-private, not committer-private). Having a
> > distinction
> > > > > >> > > > > > between users and
> > > > > >> > developers
> > > > > >> > > > > > doesn't mean we can't publish things on the website...
> > it
> > > > > >> > > > > > just
> > > > > >> > means
> > > > > >> > > > > > that we should be careful about how we do it, which is
> > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > same
> > > > > >> > care
> > > > > >> > > > > > we should take regardless of where we put it.
> > > Specifically,
> > > > > >> > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > care
> > > > > >> > > > > > we need to take is to avoid marketing pre-release
> > content
> > > > > >> > > > > > to
> > > > > >> users.
> > > > > >> > > > > > One way we can exercise this care for content on our
> > > > > >> > > > > > website is
> > > > > >> > that
> > > > > >> > > > > > we can avoid sharing these unpolished designs by
> simply
> > > not
> > > > > >> > > > > > linking them on the site, or by placing them in an
> area
> > > > > >> > > > > > that is clearly
> > > > > >> > marked
> > > > > >> > > > > > as intended for devs. But, we have no similar
> > distinction
> > > > > >> > > > > > between committers and non-committer devs for which we
> > > > > >> > > > > > should avoid sharing pre-release content under
> > > development.
> > > > > >> > > > > > In fact, it is the
> > > > > >> > opposite...
> > > > > >> > > > > > we should be developing openly so as to allow room for
> > > > > >> > non-committers
> > > > > >> > > > > > to become committers through participation in
> > development
> > > > > >> > activities.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > As for the staging/publication of the website, that's
> > just
> > > > > >> > > > > > a
> > > > > >> > mechanic
> > > > > >> > > > > > for verifying the website isn't broken before we serve
> > it.
> > > > > >> > > > > > It's
> > > > > >> > not a
> > > > > >> > > > > > mechanism for keeping things internal vs. shared and
> > > > > >> > > > > > doesn't have anything to do with the separation
> between
> > > > > >> > > > > > devs and users. We
> > > > > >> > already
> > > > > >> > > > > > publish Draft contents to the website, as well as
> > > > > >> > developer-specific
> > > > > >> > > > > > documentation not intended for users.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > We've even specifically published work-in-progress
> > design
> > > > > >> > > > > > documents there, of the same type that seems to be the
> > > > > >> > > > > > basis of this conversation (
> > > > > >> https://accumulo.apache.org/design/system-snapshot).
> > > > > >> > I
> > > > > >> > > > > > would strongly prefer us to continue to do it this
> way,
> > > > > >> > > > > > rather than create a new space, and have these kinds
> of
> > > > > >> > > > > > things scattered in multiple places.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > If, on the other hand, you intend to say that these
> > should
> > > > > >> > > > > > be
> > > > > >> > private
> > > > > >> > > > > > because they aren't ready for other potential
> > > contributors,
> > > > > >> > > > > > then I would argue that we're an openly developed
> > > project...
> > > > > >> > > > > > if something isn't ready to be shared with other
> > potential
> > > > > >> > > > > > contributors / developers, such that you want to keep
> it
> > > > > >> > > > > > internal to existing committers, then it's not ready
> to
> > be
> > > > > >> > > > > > contributed to the project at all... because we don't
> > > > > >> > > > > > restrict collaboration to only existing committers.
> That
> > > > > >> > > > > > would prevent others from participating and
> > > > > >> > earning
> > > > > >> > > > > > the merit to become committers, and that's not
> something
> > > we
> > > > > >> > > > > > should
> > > > > >> > be
> > > > > >> > > > > > doing. Anything that is okay to share with existing
> > > > > >> > > > > > committers
> > > > > >> > should
> > > > > >> > > > > > be okay to share to other potential contributors who
> > want
> > > > > >> > > > > > to participate, and should be done in a space that
> > allows
> > > > > >> > > > > > them to do that. The website is a perfect space for
> > that,
> > > > > >> > > > > > and has everything
> > > > > >> > we
> > > > > >> > > > > > need. I'm actually not sure about Confluence... I
> > suspect
> > > > > >> > > > > > non-committers wouldn't be able to participate there
> > > > > >> > > > > > because they probably can't get accounts for it.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > looks like we need to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > wait for INFRA to fix Confluence. I'd be curious how
> > > much
> > > > > >> > > > > > > we
> > > > > >> > need to
> > > > > >> > > > use
> > > > > >> > > > > > > the mailing list during
> > > > > >> > > > > > > the design phase. We can announce meeting
> dates/times
> > on
> > > > > >> > > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > mailing
> > > > > >> > > > list
> > > > > >> > > > > > > and post links to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > meeting notes in Confluence. Ultimately, decisions
> > made
> > > > > >> > > > > > > by the
> > > > > >> > people
> > > > > >> > > > > > that
> > > > > >> > > > > > > want to be involved
> > > > > >> > > > > > > will turn into pull requests against the codebase
> > which
> > > > > >> > comitters can
> > > > > >> > > > > > weigh
> > > > > >> > > > > > > in on. When you say,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > "... but decisions about those would still need to
> be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > done on the
> > > > > >> > > > mailing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > list." Are you saying that we need to discuss every
> > > > > >> > > > > > > single design decision on the mailing
> > > > > >> > list?
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > Yes and no. I am saying that decisions need to happen
> on
> > > > > >> > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > mailing
> > > > > >> > > > > > list, but I agree with you that this can be satisfied
> > > > > >> > > > > > through pull requests. I just wanted to emphasize that
> > > > > >> > > > > > regardless of where we do that pre-decision
> > collaboration,
> > > > > >> > > > > > that collaboration should not be misconstrued as a
> > > decision
> > > > > >> > > > > > to
> > > > > >> accept those ideas into the project.
> > > > > >> > The
> > > > > >> > > > > > decision occurs during the PR or other activity that
> > > > > >> > > > > > interfaces
> > > > > >> > with
> > > > > >> > > > > > the mailing list, subsequent to the collaboration in
> the
> > > > > >> > design/idea
> > > > > >> > > > > > phase.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > As for the pre-decision collaboration space we're
> > > > > >> > > > > > discussing, I
> > > > > >> > just
> > > > > >> > > > > > want to be careful that we're not creating such a
> space
> > in
> > > > > >> > > > > > an exclusionary way that allows only existing
> committers
> > > to
> > > > > >> > participate,
> > > > > >> > > > > > that excludes other potential contributors. This is
> > still
> > > > > >> > > > > > an openly-developed project, and we should collaborate
> > in
> > > a
> > > > > >> > > > > > space
> > > > > >> > that is
> > > > > >> > > > > > not exclusive to existing committers, but open to
> > > > > >> > > > > > non-committer contributors and potential contributors
> as
> > > > well.
> > > > > >> > > > > > So, while we may
> > > > > >> > want
> > > > > >> > > > > > to keep a line separating dev activity from user
> > > > > >> > > > > > consumption (an important separation that relates to
> > > > > >> > > > > > official ASF releases), we
> > > > > >> > should
> > > > > >> > > > > > not be drawing a line between committer-devs as
> > "internal"
> > > > > >> > > > > > and contributor-devs as "external". The website, with
> > its
> > > > > >> > > > > > own issue tracker, the ability to render markdown, do
> > > > > >> > > > > > reviews, and collaboratively edit, seems like the
> ideal
> > > > > >> > > > > > place to me. We've used
> > > > > >> > it
> > > > > >> > > > > > before for the same purpose, and I think we should
> > > continue
> > > > > >> > > > > > to do
> > > > > >> > so.
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 12:56 PM Christopher
> > > > > >> > > > > > > <ctubb...@apache.org
> > > > > >> > >
> > > > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > So, I agree a space would be helpful. Although
> it's
> > > old
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > school
> > > > > >> > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > inconvenient, the mailing list is the canonical
> > place
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > >> > > > discussion.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > We currently use GitHub issues a lot, but that's
> > > copied
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > to a
> > > > > >> > > > mailing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > list (as is our old JIRA space), so if people want
> > to
> > > > > >> > participate
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > without a GitHub account, they can still do that.
> > > There
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > are
> > > > > >> > certain
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > options that are perhaps less convenient, such as
> > just
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > using
> > > > > >> > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > mailing list and our dev SVN space, but still more
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > appropriate
> > > > > >> > than
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > options that would be less ubiquitous for
> potential
> > > > > >> > participants.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > I think the ASF Confluence is probably fine, for
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > storing,
> > > > > >> > editing,
> > > > > >> > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > collaborating on shared documents, but decisions
> > about
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > those
> > > > > >> > would
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > still need to be done on the mailing list. If I
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > remember
> > > > > >> > > > correctly, we
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > used to have a Wiki space, prior to it being
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > transferred to Confluence, but it was poorly
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > maintained, so we abandoned it in
> > > > > >> > > > favor
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > of using the website for docs. I could be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > mis-remembering, but
> > > > > >> > I
> > > > > >> > > > think
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > this is the case. It might explain why you can't
> > > create
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > a
> > > > > >> > > > Confluence
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > space.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > My preference would be to just use the website. I
> > > think
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > it's
> > > > > >> > fine
> > > > > >> > > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > have a dev / design area of the website, and we
> can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > discuss on
> > > > > >> > > > GitHub
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > issues for the accumulo-website repo. That is a
> bit
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > less
> > > > > >> > convenient
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > than Confluence if it's used heavily, but it's
> more
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > convenient
> > > > > >> > in
> > > > > >> > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > sense that it's more accessible and fits more in
> > line
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > with our
> > > > > >> > > > current
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > mode of operation. Plus, when a document is final,
> > > it's
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > easy to
> > > > > >> > > > link
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > to from our documentation, without making users
> jump
> > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > another service to view docs.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > I would be opposed to using GitHub wiki or a new
> git
> > > > repo.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > We
> > > > > >> > have
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > enough repos. Although it seems like they are
> free,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > there is
> > > > > >> > still
> > > > > >> > > > a
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > lot of boilerplate work to maintain them, from
> > > managing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > .github/workflows, .github/CONTRIBUTING.md, etc.,
> to
> > > > > >> > .asf.yaml, to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > README, to keeping copyright dates updated in the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > NOTICE file,
> > > > > >> > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > more.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > In summary, my preference:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > 1. Keep a space in accumulo-website, discuss on GH
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > issues and
> > > > > >> > > > mailing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > list (strongly preferred) 2. Confluence, discuss
> on
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > mailing list (prefer over other
> > > > > >> > options,
> > > > > >> > > > but
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > not a fan)
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > 3. GitHub wiki, discuss on mailing list (strongly
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > prefer not
> > > > > >> > to use
> > > > > >> > > > > > this
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > option)
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > 4. New GitHub repo, discuss on GH issues and
> mailing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > list
> > > > > >> > (strongly
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > prefer not to use this option)
> > > > > >> > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 2, 2023 at 12:30 PM Ed Coleman <
> > > > > >> > edcole...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Currently, asf cannot create new wiki's because
> > of a
> > > > > >> > Confluence
> > > > > >> > > > > > issue (
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/INFRA-24291
> )
> > I
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > chatted
> > > > > >> > with
> > > > > >> > > > > > infra
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > and in response they created that issue.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > To expand on this discussion, I would like to
> toss
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > out
> > > > > >> > another
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > alternative to discuss / explore.  What if we
> used a
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > separate
> > > > > >> > > > GitHub
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > project, something like  Accumulo-Design, just
> like
> > > > > >> > accumulo-proxy
> > > > > >> > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > accumulo-examples.  As a separate project, it
> would
> > be
> > > > > >> > available
> > > > > >> > > > for
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > collaboration for the community, but remain
> separate
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > from main
> > > > > >> > > > project
> > > > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > the website to keep current code / documentation /
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > design
> > > > > >> > clearly
> > > > > >> > > > > > separate
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > from speculative design discussions.  As a
> project:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > - document history would be preserved with git
> > > commit
> > > > > >> > history.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > - document collaboration could be done with
> normal
> > > PR
> > > > > >> > > > submissions /
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > reviews.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > - issues could be used to discuss design
> aspects,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > capturing
> > > > > >> > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > comment
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > history.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > The biggest downside is that it would be yet
> > another
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > project
> > > > > >> > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > follow /
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > track.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > For me, I think the issue is that we need a
> > public,
> > > > > >> > collaborative
> > > > > >> > > > > > space
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > to hold design discussions. Neither the main
> project
> > > or
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > web-site
> > > > > >> > > > > > seem
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > quite appropriate and Confluence seems to lack the
> > > > > >> > collaboration
> > > > > >> > > > that
> > > > > >> > > > > > can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > be achieved with github.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > We need a space to capture the redesign and
> > whatever
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > >> > select
> > > > > >> > > > can be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > made to work - I'm just wondering what provides
> the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > easiest
> > > > > >> > forum
> > > > > >> > > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > build
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > a collaborative space for the Accumulo community.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > Ed Coleman
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > On 2023/02/28 16:35:31 dlmar...@comcast.net
> > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Circling back on this issue - I agree that
> > > comments
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > and
> > > > > >> > such
> > > > > >> > > > make
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > sense for internal design documents. I'm going to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > create an
> > > > > >> > INFRA
> > > > > >> > > > > > ticket
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > for a cwiki space for Accumulo unless there are
> any
> > > > > >> objections.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > From: Drew Farris <d...@ill.org>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2023 5:16 PM
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > To: dev@accumulo.apache.org
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Enable Github wiki in
> > > > asf.yaml?
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > As mentioned, wikis can provide a streamlined
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > collaborative
> > > > > >> > > > editing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > workflow that's less labor intensive than
> updating a
> > > > > >> website.
> > > > > >> > They
> > > > > >> > > > can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > promote collaboration by providing specific
> tooling
> > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > support
> > > > > >> > > > > > comments,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > revisions and iteration.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > In terms of preservation, GH wikis act just
> like
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > any other
> > > > > >> > Git
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > repository, with a remote at (for example)
> > > > g...@github.com
> > > > > :
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > apache/accumulo.wiki.git
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > IIRC the pages are just GH flavored markdown.
> > > There
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > are at
> > > > > >> > > > least a
> > > > > >> > > > > > few
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > Apache projects using them.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > However, GH wikis lack some features that I
> feel
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > >> > important
> > > > > >> > > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > support collaborative authoring. For example, the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > ability to
> > > > > >> > > > comment
> > > > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > discuss specific passages in a document is a
> feature
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > that's
> > > > > >> > > > present in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > Cwiki, but not in GH wikis. I've come appreciate
> > this
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > this in
> > > > > >> > my
> > > > > >> > > > google
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > docs and office workflows, so expect that it would
> > be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > useful
> > > > > >> > for
> > > > > >> > > > > > Accumulo
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > design discussions too.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 2:54 PM Keith Turner <
> > > > > >> > > > ktur...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I would like to try a wiki for design
> > documents,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I think
> > > > > >> > it
> > > > > >> > > > > > would be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > less cumbersome than the website and we can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > always link
> > > > > >> > from
> > > > > >> > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > website and issues to the wiki.  I think its
> > ok
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > to give
> > > > > >> > it a
> > > > > >> > > > try
> > > > > >> > > > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > abandon it in the future, if abandoned would
> > > just
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > need to
> > > > > >> > > > > > properly
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > communicate that.  The content should be
> > > archived
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > in
> > > > > >> > Apache
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > infrastructure, so if GH wiki does not do
> that
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > then we
> > > > > >> > should
> > > > > >> > > > > > not use
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > it.  If GH wiki is not an option then could
> > try
> > > > > cwiki.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2023 at 7:55 AM
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > <dlmar...@comcast.net>
> > > > > >> > > > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I reverted the change. I didn't think it
> > would
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > be a big
> > > > > >> > > > deal,
> > > > > >> > > > > > but
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > if
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > it
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > requires discussion, then let's discuss it.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm looking for a place to host
> information
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > related to
> > > > > >> > > > internal
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > design
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > discussions. I envision these to be living
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > documents that
> > > > > >> > > > will be
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > updated over time as the
> design/implementation
> > > > > >> > progresses and
> > > > > >> > > > > > that
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > other committers will be able to comment on
> > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > edit. I
> > > > > >> > don't
> > > > > >> > > > > > feel
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > that the website is the correct place for
> this
> > > > > >> because:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >   1. I don't think internal design
> > discussions
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > should
> > > > > >> > go
> > > > > >> > > > on the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > project
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > website.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >   2. Changes to the design documents could
> > not
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > be seen
> > > > > >> > by
> > > > > >> > > > > > others
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > right
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > away (IIRC changes to the website are built
> > and
> > > > > >> > available at
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > https://accumulo.staged.apache.org/, but
> > human
> > > > > >> > intervention
> > > > > >> > > > is
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > required to publish it at
> > > > > >> https://accumulo.apache.org/).
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I looked in the INFRA issues and other
> > > projects
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > are
> > > > > >> > using
> > > > > >> > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > GH
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Wiki
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > feature and I saw no mention of backing it
> up
> > or
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > requirement
> > > > > >> > > > > > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > do
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > so (maybe they rely on GitHub backing it
> up?).
> > > It
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > does
> > > > > >> > appear
> > > > > >> > > > > > that we
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > would need an INFRA ticket so that they can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > modify the
> > > > > >> > GitHub
> > > > > >> > > > > > project
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > settings to lock the GitHub wiki down so
> that
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > only
> > > > > >> > > > committers can
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > modify it. If GitHub Wiki is not acceptable,
> > > then
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I think
> > > > > >> > > > Apache
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Confluence (
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > https://cwiki.apache.org) might be an
> > > acceptable
> > > > > >> > > > alternative.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > From: Christopher <ctubb...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2023 4:41 AM
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > To: accumulo-dev <dev@accumulo.apache.org
> >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Cc: comm...@accumulo.apache.org
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Subject: Re: [accumulo] branch main
> updated:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > Enable
> > > > > >> > Github
> > > > > >> > > > > > wiki in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > asf.yaml
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > I don't recall a discussion about this
> > change,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > but I
> > > > > >> > think
> > > > > >> > > > it
> > > > > >> > > > > > goes
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > against previous efforts to make the website
> > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > one
> > > > > >> > > > canonical
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > location for our documentation. I don't even
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > think infra
> > > > > >> > is
> > > > > >> > > > > > backing
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > up
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > wiki repos, so there wouldn't even be a
> record
> > > of
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > wiki
> > > > > >> > > > > > contents
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > ASF spaces (vs. the main repo, which is
> backed
> > > up
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > to
> > > > > >> > GitBox
> > > > > >> > > > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > issue tracker, which CCs the notifications
> > > list).
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > In short, I think this should be reverted
> > and
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > we
> > > > > >> > should not
> > > > > >> > > > > > use the
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > GitHub wiki. If we need to store documents
> in
> > a
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > version
> > > > > >> > > > > > controlled
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > way, we can store them on the website, or in
> > our
> > > > > >> > project's
> > > > > >> > > > SVN
> > > > > >> > > > > > dev
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > space. The wiki is just another place people
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > would have
> > > > > >> > to
> > > > > >> > > > > > follow if
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > they want to participate, and I don't think
> > that
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > serves
> > > > > >> > us.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > Therefore,
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > I think we shouldn't use it.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2023, 15:59
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > <dlmar...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > This is an automated email from the ASF
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > dual-hosted
> > > > > >> > git
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > repository.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > dlmarion pushed a commit to branch main
> in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > repository
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/accumulo.
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > git
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > The following commit(s) were added to
> > > > > >> > refs/heads/main by
> > > > > >> > > > this
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > push:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >      new ae8a817e7b Enable Github wiki
> in
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > asf.yaml
> > > > > >> > > > > > ae8a817e7b is
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > described below
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > commit
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ae8a817e7b2af8c64096ed1a4274eaef44c0e677
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Author: Dave Marion <
> dlmar...@apache.org>
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > AuthorDate: Fri Feb 24 15:59:10 2023
> -0500
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >     Enable Github wiki in asf.yaml
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > ---
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >  .asf.yaml | 2 +-
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > deletion(-)
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml index
> > > > > >> > > > > > bc2c943e82..08aa357082
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > 100644
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > --- a/.asf.yaml
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > +++ b/.asf.yaml
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ github:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >      - big-data
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >      - hacktoberfest
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >    features:
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -    wiki: false
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > +    wiki: true
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >      issues: true
> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >      projects: true
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